Alumni Spotlight
The connection to our alumni is always at the top of the list when we ask graduating seniors what they liked about their
time in the Organizational Studies program. This connection is something we continue to foster through our Career Prep
series, the Malkin Shadowing opportunity, mock interviews, resume review and individual mentoring. In 2015-2016 we
started a new program on our Facebook page, called Alumni Spotlight and we have plans to incorporate these spotlights to
the career section of our webpage. If you would like to contribute to the Alumni Spotlight series, please send an email to
[email protected]. Here is a sample of this years spotlighted alumni.
Sarah Blegen (OS ‘15)
Marketing Project Specialist
Cisco
Sarah focused her OS pathway on how varying international trends, cultures,
and political structures in our world impact a multinational corporation’s
business strategies and organizational structure. She also focused her studies
on leadership, and the skills/attributes necessary to be an effective leader
in an organization or on a team. In the future, she wants to be a leader in an
organization that has a strong and positive international presence. Sarah is working in the Global Demand Center at Cisco
Systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her team focuses their efforts on generating demand for Cisco’s technology
worldwide via targeted marketing campaigns and events that engage and nurture customers all around the world. Sarah
says, “It has been incredible to see the concepts I learned in OS relating to leadership and international business in
action!”
Dan Haddad (OS ‘10)
Senior Client Analyst
Millward Brown Digital
Dan provides client service to technology companies. Specifically, he
focuses on improving the marketing efforts of advertisers in the digital
space. Currently, Dan works as a Senior Client Analyst at Millward Brown
Digital in San Francisco, working with clients to improve the effectiveness of their online advertising in reaching a target
audience. This work requires an understanding of clients’ organizational needs within their market, as well as a knowledge
of reaching users whose media consumption habits are rapidly evolving. Dan says, “My studies prepared me for this work
by teaching the importance of flexibility in adapting to a changing marketplace. With this background, I plan to grow my
expertise in analyzing and innovating how companies can improve their assumptions about and methods of advertising.”
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